Sunday morning came — complete with 100 degree summer weather — and Mike, Yonette and Kim were preparing to leave. Kim and I snuck off for an early breakfast and coffee, though, before the rest of the crew emerged from yesterday’s slumber.
We had a great time, a nice change from hiking all over the city yesterday. And the streets were mighty quiet. It felt like we had the city to ourselves for just a bit.
We spent a few hours chit-chatting over cappuccino before the trio checked out of their apartment.
The thing about East Berlin is this: it’s the cheapest place to live in the cheaper major capital European city because, well, they are still re-building the infrastructure of the town. This is the view in the courtyard where Mike, Yonette and Kim stayed. Despite the construction, the interior was pretty nice. (Although their shower was inconveniently placed off the kitchen.)
We shuffled to the main drag for a late breakfast (or early lunch if you really feel the need to not be late) and hung out for several hours, laughing and people watching. (Or, as I dubbed it, People Judging.) It’s possible we took some new Facebook profile pictures as well.
Mike, Yonette and Kim — with the Ford Focus, a character itself — moments before they piled into the car and headed back to K-Town.
The gang is on the road now (sending me email updates and imploring me not to go on my long run today in this heat). It was definitely a visit too short with an old friend and two new friends.
